Machine for making all-tobacco cigarettes.



No. 812,152. PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

A. H. RANDALL, Js.

MACHINE FOR MAKING ALL TOBACCO OIGARETTES.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 11. 1904.

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No. 812,152. PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

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APPLICATION FILED 00T.11. 1904.

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No. 812,152. PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING ALL TOBACCO GIGARBTTES. APPLICATION FILED 001211.1904.

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No. 812,152. PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

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A. H. RANDALL, J11.

MACHINE FOR MAKING ALL TOBACCO GIGARETTES.

APPLICATION FILED 00'1.11,1904.

No. 812,152. PATENTED' FEB. 6, 1906. A. H. RANDALL, Jn.

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'No. 812,152. PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 11.1904.

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JIIIIIIIP amr l ferrin the Wrapperto t forrol 'ng, cutting, and transferring the ciga- UN TED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

ALFRED H. RANDAL JR., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR oE ONE-HALF TO PEMBROKE n. HARTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENN- SYLVA NIA.

MACHINE FOR MAKING ALL-TOBACCO CIGARETTES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

, Application filed October 11, 1904. Serial No. 227,982-

.i'o all whom it 'may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED H. RAND LL, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residin at Philadelphia,- county of Philadelphia, an State ofPennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Machines'for Making All-Tobacco Cigarettes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a machine for making all-tobacco cigarettes, and is an improvement of the mechanism shown in my Patent No. 669,548, of March 12, 1901, and has for its object to increase the capacity of the machine, which object I have accomplished by the employment of several scales or Weighing apparatuses, as I have found that more time H is -required to properly weigh the filler than to cut,- paste, and feed the Wrapper thereto or to roll',1".trim, and transfer the cigarette from .the machine. Consequently I have provided mechanism for cutting, Ipasting, and transe rolhng-table and rette'from the machine which are designed to perform these operations in a minimum length of time and to handle the wrapper and cigarettes successively one b one and for weigh ing a plurality of the fi ler-loads, which operation of weighing can be prolonged, if necessary, to secure a balance of the scales until a number of cigarettes is made equal to the.

number of scales employed, the mechanism being pro erlytimed in its several operations,

so that t e act of completion of one operation shall serve as a means to actuate othermechanism.

The invention consists in the parts and combination of parts hereinafter described in the specification, shown in the drawings,;and

more particularly pointed out in the'claims. Figure 1 is a' front elevation of a complete machine for making all-tobacco cigarettes embodyi the essential features of my invention; 'g. 2 a plan view of the same; Fig\ 3, a side elevation of the same, he 11117611116? diate shaft and the parts con jtedizthere-fjf with being removed for the sakr f clearness',:- the position of said shafhbeing own clearly In other fi ure longitudinal vert1- cal sectionof the rnachin liowinggffitire'par dby Fig. 22; 25, a

.5 ,a is ectionalzelevationa line 5 5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a sectional detail view of the mam shaft, illustrating the clutchgear and its operating mechanism; Fig. 7, a

partial longitudinal vertical section of the pluiiger; F g. 8, a sectional plan view thereof; ig. 9, a sectional detail view of the central cross-pieces of the plunger, illustrating more particularly the connectlon with the operating-lever and of the supplemental ing-arm and roller, and the cigarette-trans- Fig. 13, a detail view of the gear mechanism for revolving the paste-rolls; Fig. 14, adetail view, in front elevation, of the wrappertransfer mechanism; 15, a side elevation ofthe same Fig. 16, a sectional detail view of the operating mechanism therefor; Fig. 17 a detail View of one of the sides of the wrapper-transfer; Fig. 18, a detail view of the mutilated per-transfer; 1 1g. 19, a detail sectional plan view of the mechanism for operating the fillerfeed mechanism; Fig. 20, a sectional view of .the'same on lines 20 20 of Fig. 19; Fi 21, a

like view of the same on lines 21 21 of ig. l9 Fig. 22, a detail view of the filler feed-rolls, the filler separator, picker, and the scale;

'Fig.--23, a rear elevation of the scale; Fig. 24,

a sectional view of the scale on lines 24 24 of 1plan view of the mechan' ism for opening t e scale-pockets and the mechanism for carrying the filler from the scales to the mechanism for transferrin the same to the rolling-belt; Fig. 26, a sectional elevation of the same; Fig; 27, a sectional frontielevation of a portion of the machine, illustrating-the rollin -table and the relation j'of the wrapper-trans er, the rolling-belt, the slack take-up,- the filler-transfer, and the roll- .ing mechamsm therewith; Fig. 28, an elevation oft he laek take-up; Fig. 28*?) a plan view 'des thereof; F 29, a sectional 'ifiller-trans er arm and the plun er therewith; Fig. 10, an en arged sectional' e-- tail of a portion of the rolling-table, the roll .6 5 fer, this view being more specifically designed earin foro eratin the wra v 1%. g P g P a partial sectional plan view; Fig. 31, a detall view of the slack-take-up arm and the -means for rocking the same; Fi 32, a sectional detail view of a ortion of t e machine, showing more particu arly the rolling mechanism and the means for rocking the same. Figs. 33, 34, are detailviews of the modification of'the rolling mechanism; Fig. 36, a sectional front elevation of the cigarette-trimming" mechanism; Fig. 37, a sectional detail view of the same on line 37 37 of Fig. 36; Fig. 38, a plan view of the mutilated gears for operating the transfer-buckets which transfer 'the cigarette to the elevatin mechanism; Fi 39, a detail view of the mec anism shown in ig. 36 for centering the cigarette upon the cutting-table; Fig. 40, a detail view of the cuttingknives. Figs. 41 and 42 are detail views of the cams for operating the cuttingknives. Figs. 43 and 44 are detailviews of the mechanisms for transferring the cigarettes from the rolling-table to the cutting-table; Fig-45, 'a diagrammatic illustration of the controlling mechanism for the machine; Fig. 46, a detail view of the mutilated ears between the intermediate shaft and t e wrapper-carrier; Fig. 47, a detail view of the means employed to open the door of the filler-carrier buckets; Flg. 48, a diagrammatic illustration of the filler-carrier.

In carrying out my invention I employ a frame consisting of a front, an intermediate, and rear uprights 1, 2, and 3, respectively, having lateral cross-rails 4, 5, and 6 and ournaled in suitable bearings 7 and 8. Secured to the cross-rails 5 and 6 is the driving-shaft 9, upon which is secured the driving-pulley 10, receiving motion from the counter-shaft(not shown) and a pinion 1 1, which meshes with a clutch-gear 12 loosely journaled upon a main "shaft 13, fixedly secured in stands 14 and 15,

carried by the intermediate and rear crossrails 5 and 6. The drivin -shaft, and consequently the clutch-gear, ave a continuous revolution. Loosely journaled upon the 'main'shaft 13 is a combined clutch-gear and cam 16, com rising a gear 17 and a pair of cams 18 18, igs. 4 and 5, and pivotally secured in the gear 17 'at'their inner ends are clutch-arms 19, Fig. 6,'the outer free ends of which are normally projected forward by 'means of'the spring 20, one end of which is secured to one arm 19 and the other end to an extension of the gear 17. The clutch-gear 12 is formed with an annular flange 21, form- 'ing a recess in which the clutch-arms are housed, the clutch-arms contacting with the inner face of the flange when projected.

Secured upon the shaft 13 between the web of the clutch-gear and the gear 17 is a flange-collar 22, which properly spaces the clutch-gear and the'gear 17, and upon said collar'is loosely journaled a disk 23, having oppos'ltelyrojectingarms 24, and'project-' mg throng the'outer end of-said arms and through orifices in theclutch-arms are pins 25, whereby when one of the clutch-arms is moved the opposite clutch-arm is correspondingly moved. Projecting from the outer end of one of the clutch-arms is a pin 26, which in its ath of travel normally abuts against the en of an arm 27, pivotally secured at 28 in a box 29, secured to the under side of a table 30, which is secured to the upper ends of the frames 1, 2, and 3.

As shown in Fi 6, the arm 27 is in its lowered position and in engagement with the pins 26, the said arm being raised by means of magnets 31, secured in the box 29 when said magnets are energized, there being an armature 32 secured upon the right-an led end 33 of the arm 27 in alinement with t e cores of the magnets. When the arm is raised and the pin is released, the springs force the outer end of the clutch-arms into engagement with the clutch-face of the clutch-gear and the revolution of the clutch-gear is imparted to the gear 17 and the cams 18 until the magnet is dema'gnetized and the lever 27 allowed to drop into the ath of travel of the pin 26, which occurs w ien the gear 17 and the cams 18 have made a com lete revolution.

Secured to the ta le is a hollow standard 34, Figs. 4 and 5, which projects forward at its upper end, as at 35, and is provided with side wings 36, to which are secured two guides 37. Sliding vertically in the guides is a plunger 38, which carries on its lower end a punch 39. The plunger 38 is formed with elongated sides joined at the top and bottom by webs 39 and 40, respectively, and at points intermediate of their length by cross-pieces 41 and 42. Located between the cross-pieces 41 and 42 is a block 43', through which passes a pin 44, and journaled upon the outer ends of said pin is a bifurcated end 45 of an arm 46, which operates the punch. Pivotally'secured upon a pin 47, fastened in the sides of thestandard 34, is a link.48, and'tothe lower end of the link is pivotall securedthe arm '46, the link acting as a fu crum for the arm, and pivotally secured to the rear endof the arm is a cam-lever 49, carrying rollers-'50, which bear upon the cams 18. Consequently as the cam is revolved a complete revolution the plunger is reciprocated from its upper position to the die and raised again to its upper position, in which position it' 'rernalns until the magnets 31 are again energized. Arranged in the table in alinement with the movement of the punch is an opemng,-and secured therein is a plate 51, having an opening substantially larger thanthe cross secti'onal area of the punch, and secured upon the plate are the knives 52, which form the die. Secured upon the forward end of the shaft 13 is the carrier 53, which receives the 

